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The Synthetic and Biological Chemistry B [SBCA] study section reviews applications in the areas of chemical synthesis and chemical biology research that may contribute to advances in biology and medicine, either at a fundamental or applied level. Areas reviewed by SBCA include synthetic methodology development, nucleic acid chemistry, carbohydrate chemistry, supramolecular chemistry and the chemistry of metals, as well as the design and discovery of small molecules with potential biological or pharmaceutical activity. Specific areas covered by SBCA:
- Synthetic methodology and target oriented synthesis: Discovery and development of synthetic strategies, methodologies, reactions, reagents, and catalysts for use in chemical synthesis. This includes the synthesis of complex natural products and biologically-relevant, small molecule targets of defined structure.
- Chemical biology: Design and synthesis of bioactive small molecules to probe biological systems, including enzyme inhibitors.
- Nucleic acid chemistry: Studies directed toward understanding the chemical principles for the sequence specific recognition and modulation of DNA and RNA, including biomimetic approaches for regulation of gene expression.
- Carbohydrate chemistry: The synthesis of sugars and oligosaccharides for studying biological processes such as disease states, vaccines, and cell recognition phenomena.
- Supramolecular Chemistry: The study of molecular recognition and host-guest interactions, the synthesis of polymers and molecular assemblies for use in biological systems and medicine.
- Metals in chemistry and biology: Using synthetic chemistry and coordination chemistry to develop metallo reagents to decipher problems in biological systems.
Study sections with the most closely related areas of similar science in rank order are:
Synthetic and Biological Chemistry B [SBCB]
Macromolecular Structure and Function E [MSFE]
Neural Drug Discovery Special Emphasis Panel
Drug Discovery and Mechanisms of Antimicrobial Resistance [DDR]
Genes and Drug Delivery Systems [GDD]
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